Warm Winter Read

The Warm Winter Read encourages everyone to develop long-lasting reading habits and find more time to read this winter.  Whether it’s reading braille, listening to an audiobook, enjoying a magazine or devouring the newspaper – reading comes in many forms, and it’s all so good for you. 

The Warm Winter Read involves seven authors, who recommend books to read during the three-month reading campaign.  Each author focuses on a different topic, there’s sure to be one that interests you!

Annihilation (Southern Reach #1) by Jeff VanderMeer 

For thirty years, Area X has remained behind its border an environmental disaster zone. Eleven expeditions have been sent in to investigate; all with terrible consequences. Annihilation is the story of the twelfth expedition. Their mission: to take samples and expand their understanding of Area X. But an inexplicable moaning calls in the distance, and an unmapped tunnel is not what it appears. Available in DAISY Audio.

Tripping Over Myself by Shaun Micallef

Comedy has been Shaun Micallef’s guiding light, his refuge, his passport, his lifebuoy, his drug, his mask, his means, his end, his lingua franca, his Self. But it’s not everything. Join Shaun on a journey from his earliest days as a gangly, bespectacled comedy nerd to his rightful place today as a glittering star in Australian TV. Part confession, part apology and part guide to surviving being your own worst enemy. Available in DAISY Audio.

Love Unleashed by Melanie Saward

Bigambul woman Brynn Wallace dreams of leaving her Brisbane life behind for a fabulous career at a New York City publishing house and acquiring a wardrobe of Louboutin shoes. When her mum passes away from cancer, she leaves Brynn with a plane ticket and instructions to go and chase her dreams. Finding the perfect creative job in New York is never going to be easy, but good things are always possible in New York. Available in DAISY Audio.

Manhattan Dreaming by Anita Heiss

Lauren is a curator at the National Aboriginal Gallery in Canberra. She's passionate about the Arts and focused on her work - that is, when she's not focusing on Adam, half-back for the Canberra Cockatoos. But Adam is a player, on and off the field. When her boss offers her the chance of a lifetime - a fellowship at the Smithsonian in New York. Lauren has to make some big decisions: The Man or Manhattan? Available in eBraille and DAISY Audio.

A Disappearing Act by Jo Dixon

Bestselling author Marnie Elliott has invited her three oldest friends on a holiday, an excuse to catch up and drink champagne. But Marnie’s really there to escape the fallout from an upcoming exposé. Did Marnie even write the books that made her millions? It becomes clear the women don’t know each other as well as they thought they did. And when long-buried secrets and resentments rise to the surface, tensions spiral out of control.  Available in DAISY AUDIO.

Prize Catch by Alan Carter

When Roz Chen's wife is killed in a hit-and-run, the grieving widow begins to wonder if it really was an accident. SAS veteran Sam Willard is hoping for a fresh start with a job at a salmon farm. But as allegations of old war crimes surface, Sam is 'promoted' to special operative against anti-salmon farm activists.  Sam and Roz form an unlikely alliance, retreating into the wilderness, they find themselves searching for truth while pursued by murderous thugs. Available in DAISY AUDIO.

The Tea Ladies by Amanda Hampson

After a chance encounter with a stranger, mild-mannered tea lady Hazel Bates becomes an accidental sleuth, stumbling into a world of ruthless crooks and racketeers in search of a young woman she believes to be in danger. When there is a murder in the building, Hazel and her network of tea ladies put themselves in danger as they piece together clues that connect the murder to a nearby arson and a kidnapping. Available in eBraille and DAISY AUDIO.

The Benevolent Society of Ill-mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman

Welcome to the secret life of the Colebrook twins: unnoticed old maids to most, but unseen champions to those in need. Lady Augusta is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life. Her twin sister, Julia, is grieving her dead betrothed and in need a distraction. One soon presents itself: to rescue their friend's goddaughter from her violent husband. What follows is a high adventure full of danger, clever improvisation, heart-racing near misses. Available in DAISY AUDIO.